Physical Therapy Assistant at Riverside College of Health Careers

Every physical therapy assistant school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physical therapy assistant program at Riverside College of Health Careers stacks up to those at other schools.

Riverside College of Health Careers is located in Newport News, Virginia and approximately 303 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physical Therapy Assistant section at the bottom of this page.

Riverside College of Health Careers Physical Therapy Assistant Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapy Assistant

Riverside College of Health Careers Physical Therapy Assistant Rankings

Physical Therapy Assistant Student Demographics at Riverside College of Health Careers

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical therapy assistant majors at Riverside College of Health Careers.

Riverside College of Health Careers Physical Therapy Assistant Associate’s Program

75% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of physical therapy assistant associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in physical therapy assistant at Riverside College of Health Careers are white. Around 58% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Riverside College of Health Careers does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical therapy assistant graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Riverside College of Health Careers with a associate's in physical therapy assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Physical Therapy Assistant Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical therapy assistant can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Riverside College of Health Careers.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Physical Therapist Assistants	2,630	$60,110

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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